Traveling from Aizawl to Gauhati via Shillong way back in 1979 i came cross some people boarding from certain village after Sonapur. I faintly remember someone said they belong to Biete one of Kuki clans from NC Hills.I worked with one Biate officer who claims that they belong to Hmar and most of them inside Mizoram are integrated to Mizo mainstream. He told me that they have separate dialects which he himself does not speak.
Today one friend from USA asked me to check ethnicity of Biate community. They migrated from China (Chhinlung) to northeast India through Burma. I found that some settled in NC hills and rest spread out in parts of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur and Tripura. Majority are in the NC hills maintaining their identity either Biate/Baite/Biete having about 20000 population.
I wonder how Mizos are spread out :!: perhaps due to war between villages during those primitive days. In this globalization years will it really be possible and practical Zo-reunification. The Zo habited areas inside India, mostly hills inter-connected, is roughly 65,000 square kilometer still less than Arunachal Pradesh.
I am writing this in English to invite Neitham and others who may like to share well researched details of our brothers.
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June 14th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Biete or Biate tribe hi Hmar sub-tribe zinga hnam pakhat a ni a. Hmar hnam zinga mi thenkhat in trawng hran nei, Mizo kan ni lo an ti duh mai ang deuh hian Biete hnam pawh hian tawng hran chu an nei ve a lawm. Biete hnam zinga a tamber chu NC Hills, Assam ah an cheng. Hmar chu Mizo sub-tribe tam tak zinga pakhat a nih ve mai angin, Biete pawh Hmar hnam sub-tribe pakhat niin, Mizo-Zohnahthlak hnam pakhat an ni.
Mahse Baite, tih erawh hi chu Zohnahthlak chikhat, an chena zirin thenkhatin Vaiphei an inti a, thenkhat erawh chuan sub-tribe niin an insawi. Biate or Biete hi chu ang khat, lamdan inang lo mai mai; Ruotmawi tih aia Ruatmawii tih ang chauh a ni.
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June 14th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Sorry. A chunga comment no sentece tawp lam “Baite threnkhat erawh chuan Kuki sub-tribe niin an insawi” tia chhiar tur a ni e.
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June 14th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
The Biate are Zo – of course they may want to identify differently.
There is nothing amazing about this story. Its the story of a lot of Zo tribes in India, in Burma and in Bangladesh.
Even in Manipur tribes like the Kom and a few others are Zo tribes. But due to the Nagas having a stronger political standing these tribes identify themselves as Nagas.
Unfortunately, biggers Zo communities like Mizo, Chin, Kuki cannot care less! They are comfortable where they are.
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June 14th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Ka hriat dan chuan Varte ang tho hian Hmar chikhat an ni. Bakah Hmar ah pawh Varte nen hian tawngbil nei,Hmar tawng pangai nen a tlem a hrang deuh an ni. Entirnan, Hmar tawng a,” buh ka fak ding,” an tih hi Varte leh Biate ho chuan,” buh ka bah ding,” an ti a ni awm asin. Karbianglong! (ka sipel dik emaw) mi ka classmate thin in min hrilh dan a ni.
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June 14th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
“Buh ka bah ding”
The word “bah” is the same as “baak/bak” in Tedim/Paite, which sounds more like “to gobble” rather than “to eat”. Though Tedim/Paite use “ne” instead of baak in the same circumstances.
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June 14th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Biate nula nalh tak tak te nena kan inngaihzawn laiin, tuna in rawn chhawpchhuah topic lam ang chi hi kan sawi ngai lo! Thil dang kan sawi daih.
“Ruotmawi tih aia Ruatmawii tih ang chauh a ni,” tih hi Amanda te, bmw-ten engtin ngai ve maw —TIH ANG CHAUH, a nawm loh hmel … JK!
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June 14th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Ka hriat ve dan chuan heng Hrangchal/Lawitlang, Khawbung, Thiak, Lungtan, Darngawn, Zote, Ngur, Leiri, Pakhuang, Biate, te hi Hmar hnam zinga mi vek an ni. Mahni hnam bing tawng an lo uar bik anih pawhin, hre thiam ila, amaherawh chu tawng hrang nei te hian “Mizo tawng” hi thiam tum vek ila, hei hi kan impumkhatna a tana hmasawnna rahbi pawimawh ber pakhat a ni ang.
A changa intih Mizo a, a chang a intih Mizo loh kan chin hi i bansan ang u, laiking a changa awrdum, a changa awrsen ang zia zang a, chungleng leh hnuaileng indo lai a bak ang mai a khawsa Hmar ho zingah leh Mizo hnahthlak dang zingah hian, ham thatna a tan chauh a inti Mizo an tam ta hi a pawi hle a ni. He chungchang hi Misual ho in in khel nasa tawh. Kei chuan a tawk ka ti tawh khawp mai!
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June 14th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
V-a sawi hi ka thlawp khawp mai. mahse trhiante’n post tura min ngenna ka zah vangin kan post a, kan in-unauna tichhe zawng leh, ti-derthawng zawng lam hi a thlen ka hlau hle mai reang a.
Ka comment zz hi han en ula Mizo HNAM ah chiang ila, chi hrang hrang Hmar Kuki, Paihte etc ah chiang ila, chipeng leh kuang ah chiang bawk ila.
Kei hi kapu chu Vanchhong Lushei chi-peng a ni, kapi erawh Pakhuangte Hmar chi-peng a ni. Kanu hi Pachuau Lushei chi-peng a ni e. Ka nupui hi Siakeng Ralte Chi-peng a ni. chi-peng peng leh chhawng hi kuang ti ila trha ka lo tia.
Chibing (or Chi bil) trawng te chi-peng trawng te hi a hausak zel nan humhalh a poimoh. Chutih rualin Mizo trawng hi kan lingua franca ani ta reng mai kan thiam tlan a poimoh hle.
Ka thawh pui an chi-peng Biate a ni, an trawng erawh a thiam lo, a chhan ni a lang chu Aizawl a pianga seilian anih vang a ni.
Inzawmkhawm mah ila kan ram luah chin hian Arunachal poh a tia lo a ni. Inkalpohna trha sela chu, tunai hian kan in unau daih ang le.
khawngaihin he post comment hi dimdawi turin kan ngen cheu a ni e – Unau vek kan ni si a. ka lawme
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
MIZO Hnamah chuan kan chiang in MIZO trawngpawh chu kan thiamvek a lawm Zohnahthlak te hian. Teh khinnan, tuna Biate, Hmar tribes ten an trawng an vawnnun pawh chu MIZO trawng anitho si a tihthu. Kan Common Langauge a tan Duhlian trawnghi thiamtlan tumta zawki la kan inpumkhatna ti nghettu chu ani mahna. Chibing trawngte MIZO trawng a kan pawm thiamloh vang zawk hian in kan in Unauna tikhai hlahber tu zawk ani ti in kei ka hmuhdan ani daih.
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
@mzvision Says
“Ka comment zz hi han en ula Mizo HNAM ah chiang ila, chi hrang hrang Hmar Kuki, Paihte etc ah chiang ila, chipeng leh kuang ah chiang bawk ila”. Amen!
Hnam hnuai hnung akara kan la in nghir hgo veleh zel chuan kan chan a chuan ltk ange.. insuihkhom mawlh teh ang u. Kan hnam ah chuan chian tur, a bak a awm chuanglo. mahse ZOFA ah hian chiang tel bawk ila.
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
@flying : “MIZO trawng pawh chu kan thiam vek a” … i rawn ti ngam hi —ka va huangtau phah lehzual sauh dawn ve le! LOL
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June 14th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Ni e, Biate hnam te hi Mizo ve bawk an ni a, hmanlaia an thlang tlaka an awmhmun hmasa chu tuichang ral Biate khua te khi an lo awm hmasakna a ni an ti. A hnuah NC Hills lamah an phei zel a, an awmhmun hlui chu Lusei thlang tla ten rawn luahin tuna Biate khua hi an la chawi ta zel a ni.
Zohnahtlak zawng zawngte tawng (dialect) hi Mizo dialect vek a ni a, amaherawhchu, tuna kan hman tlan theih ber Mizo Tawng (Mizo Language) kan tih hi chu mzvision sawi ang hian kan lungua franca chu a ni ta ber a, kan duh emaw duh lo emaw kan lo promote hmasak ber leh changtlung ber a nih tawh avangin tute pawh hian thiam tum ila, hmang hreh bawk lo ila, a thiam lo te pawhin zir thiam ngei tum bawk ila, chutih rual chuan kan dialect (Chibing tawng) te pawh a theih chin chin chu humhim zel bawk ila. Tichuan Mizo Tawng hnuaiah hian dialect tam tak chu him takin a awm thei dawn a ni. Tin, Mizo Tawng tihhausak nan pawh heng Mizo dialect zawng zawngte atang hian lawrkhawm zel ila. Literature lamah pawh hma kan sawn phah ngei ang.
Kan dialect te lo hrangin, kan awmna hmun te chu lo inhlat deuh hlek tawh mah se, kan zavai hian Mizo thisen kai, Zohnahtlak vek kan nih avangin kan indaidanna ramri kham hian hnam khat kan nihna thai bo mai lo se, hmun khatah ram bung khat angin awm vek thei lo mah ila, thinlung ram lamah erawh hnam khat unau angin kan awm thei a ni.
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June 14th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Sihfa te Rungdil bul te hi a luah hmasa tu chu Rangte an ti a trhenin Gangte an ti. kan mizo palar Bualhranga poh hi Gangte chi a ni an ti a dik leh dik loh ka hre lo :?: khawruhlian bul vel Lailak leh Buhban thleng hian an la awm treuh mai.
Unau vek kan ni a, kahse hmanlai chuan mahni tlangchan (khua) te te khan intihthu kan duh avangin kan indo chiam mai trhin anih hmel. Tunah erawh chuan kan tlangchan hi distrcit or state hran te a lo ni ta. Hmanlai nun chu kan paih a hun hle mai.
Zorunpuia ka thlawp che
i thu hi a puitling trhin khop mai. Ka lawme
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:11 am
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June 14th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
“.@flying : “MIZO trawng pawh chu kan thiam vek a” … i rawn ti ngam hi —ka va huangtau phah lehzual sauh dawn ve le! LOL”.
Tihngam loh tur awmah ka ngai lem lo huaisen tak in lo pawm sam hmiahteh.
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:28 am
Biate…eng tribe nge sawi ka tum ve lo,a khua ani ka sawi tum chu!2006 khan ka zin ve ngei a ni.’Zu a awm lo’an ti.Ka awih miah lo.Kan thleng a,alo awm miah lo tak tak a.Sialhawk ah a awm a,’Sialhawk ah kal ila..’ tih chu…’RV ah kal ila…’tih ang velin an ngaiin ka hria.Chutah pawh chuan a to em em,rial no thum..dal tawkk mai kha cheng 100 a ni tawp.
Biate chu ka nu te khua a ni,ka vawikhat zinna ah khan ka tlangnel fu,a chhan pawh ka pu te kha an lo lar ve viau a niawm e!
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:43 am
@flying : Tarpho-khaw trawngkam i thiam a; Aizawl trawng i thiam chiah lo! LOL
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June 15th, 2009 at 2:46 am
@chawnghilh: Aizawl trawng thiam kher ngai lo hian mahni trawngkan thiam chuan tawk fu lawm ni!!?
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June 15th, 2009 at 9:50 am
BIATE: Ka telna tur a ni ve tlat mai. Ka nu leh pa te pi leh pu thleng hian Biate khawchhuak an ni a, mahse hmar an ni lo thung. Renthlei, Tlau, Hlondo Khawlhring te thlah pawlh kan ni.
Biate khian kum nga vel kalta khan ZIALUNG quin-centenary an lawm a, chu chu Biate hnamin khi khua an zuan atranga kum 500-na an lawmna a ni. Biate hmar hnamte khian an thlang thlakna lamah Biate khi hun rei tak chhung an luah a, an luah lai chuan Zialung tiin an khaw hming an sa.
Biate khian thawnthu tam tak a nei a, a thawnthu zawng zawng deuhthaw chu Biate hmar thawnthu a ni. Hmun hlui tam zawkte khi chu Biate hmar phuah ala ni hlawm a, Raivan (Chhamdamna lui) tiin ka puin thawnthu min hrilh thinte khian Biate hmar leh Riangtlei khaw lal indona thawnthu ngaihnawm tak an sawi thin. Vawrhkawn tih te, Sekitui tih te, Ralvawng tihte leh Chhuanvawra khawthlir tihte khi Biate pa hlun Haukhuma chuan Biate hmar myth & legent hi lehkhabuah a daha chhiar tur a awm. BAITE leh Biate chu a inang lo thung, entirnan Outer Manipur MP thar Thangso Baite chu Kuki or Paite hnam a ni daih thung.
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June 15th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Biate hmar hoin Biate an rauhsan hnu hian Biate, Khawbung, Dungtlang, Selesih chhehvelah khian Mizo Civilization? hmasa a piang a, chumi chu Lianchhiari Lunglen tlang, Liandova te unau etc. a tam mai Mizo thawnthu hlui tam tak pianna leh hmun hlui tam tak awmna a ni. Biate chu Sailo lalin an awp a, chibil awm lovin luseiah lungrual takin an awm a, an lal lar tak Kairuma chu Mizo lal zawng zawng saphovin an kohkhawm khan MIZO RAM LAL ZINGAH KA LAL BER ti tu a ni a, Mizo Lal nia inchhal a ni.
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June 15th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Zoa i contri trha. ka lawme. Pu Haukhuma lehkhabu chu neih ve dan min lo dappui la
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June 15th, 2009 at 10:29 am
@ZOaTlau:Tlau hi hmar hnam an ni lo mi?
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June 15th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
@mzvision: Neih theih dan awm mai thei…
@XaiA: Tlau hi lehkha kan zirlai khan Hmar hnamho khan Hmar in ni, min tia, Champhai lamah chuan Lusei an tia, keini chuan pawi kan in ti. Biate ang chiah hia TLAU hmun hi Myanmar lamah khian a la awm tak asin!
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June 15th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Raivan ki Raifan tih tur ni e…
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June 15th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Raivan khi Raifan tih zawk tur
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June 15th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Raivan khi Raifan tih zawk tur
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June 15th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Tihpalh, ka connection mumal loa comment ngai lo kal treuh mai
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June 15th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Zo-hnahthlak ah chuan Hmar chi ho hi an huaisen ber ka ti ve tlats, (chi-dang an dawihzep ka tihna a ni lo) a chhan chu – thlang tla hmasa a hmatawng hmahruaitu an ni. Tunthleng hian Kuki ho nen hian a lailum nilo a hmawrtawngah an awm ngam zel. Zoram zauh tu pawh hi an ni ka ti ve tlats.
Kapi hi sawi tawh angin Pakhuangte a ni N. Vanlaiphai ah piangin hmar zawngin an pem phei zela, Phuaibuangah nula in Chiahpui ah pasal neiin Ngopa khaw sattu zingah an tel chho ve a ni.
hmar thlahtu an tih Chhura sulhnu reng a tam mai, Sailulak ramah te pawh.
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June 15th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Mizo Hnam leh kan ram luah chin te hi zirchiang a, chhui peih tan chuan han in lakhranna tur leh in hmusit tur kan awm loh zia hi a chiang kuarh kuarh mai thin a. Mahse a phawvuak vel leh a siper vel hi kan hriatdan leh kan buaipui thin a nih deuh mai avangin hei hian Mizo tih leh Mizo hnam chu a valh zau thei lo va, tlema changkang lo leh dialect hrag hmang deuh te chu ka enhrang a, Mizoah kan chhiar lo lui mai zel zawk a ni a. Mahse, thangtharten chu chu kan tihdan tur a ni lo va. He Mizo hnam hi khawvel vanhnuaiah a lo ropui deuh deuh a, kan lo inpumkhat deuh deuh theihna tur hian theihtawp kan chhuah zawk tur a ni.
Biate Khua hi hmanlai chuan Mizo khawpui hmasa leh khaw lian tak mai a ni a. A awptu Kairuma kha Zoatlau sawi ang hian Mizo lal zinga chuan khua leh tui awp thiam tak mai leh lal ropui tak mai a ni a. Chibil leh inthlei bikna awm hauh lovin ang khat patin a khua leh tuite a awp a, tin lal ngilnei bera ngaih a ni bawk. Kum 1922 vela Bawrhsapin Mizo lalte ko khawmin lawmman a semah pawh Kairuma hnenah thuziak hlanin “Lal Kairuma, Tual vawi thum i thah hma chuan lal ngilnei berah ka pawm tlat ang che” a ti nghe nghe. Kairuma Capt. LZ Sailo pu a ni nghe nghe. Kairuma fapa Kanglova chu Sialhawk lal a ni thung.
Kum 1943 Indopui pahnihna hunlaia Mizo Sipai Batalion lar em em te chu Biate Batallion te kha an ni a. Bristish Army te pawh khan an thla muan pui hle thin. Mizote chuan Biate Sipai an ti mai thin a, Mizo tlangval rual awmkhawm te an ni a. Japan Sipai te umin Burma ram thlenga tirh an ni nghe nghe.
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June 15th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
What is in a name? inzawmkhawm laiah hian lungawi ila chuan a fel mai tura. Hnam anga kan population hi a tam loh chuan mi kan compete phak lo anih hi. Zorunpuia i ti lawmawm trhin e.
Biate khua hi an changkang viau zel :lol:
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June 15th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
How many Biate villages are there in Meghalaya and NC Hills in Assam :?:
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June 15th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
“Biate takin aw!” tih phrase hi —dik tak, tlawmngaihna nen, trha thlapin, mittlung thlarhin aw … tihna a ni fai vek! Mahse, Biate hnam kungkaih ni hran lovin, Biate-khaw-mi-leh-sate trawngkam mawi, practical taka an hlenchhuah dan trhin a ni zawk e. Kei misual riangvai hian he thil tarlanna hun ka rawn thei ve mial hi —hnukulh treuhvin ka lawm e.
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June 16th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Biate chu Biete leh Baite anih mai lo’ng maw. ofcourse they are zohnathlak not Varte, not etc… but BBBiete he he
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June 16th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Ka lo hril ang che u..BIATE ti hi NChills ah an tam ber ani ang achhan chu keipo NChills mi ka nia. An khua zat chu ka hrelova , mase maybe in the past may be called Hmar, mase tunah Hmar tiin ko la an duh toh lo nia..they want their own Identity and they want to be call as BIATE. There many Biate vilages in Meghalaya who speaks the same language as of the NCHills Biates, They are all christian and very literate people. They know that there are many Biates in adjecent states like Manipur,tripura, who cannot speak their language anymore.Like the other small Tribe in Nchills sakachep and Hrangkhol, they are all similar in their langauge and culture tbut they all want to call as their own identity that is their own Name.
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June 16th, 2009 at 4:58 am
@lal lal Thank you so much for giving us more info please contact your friends in NC hills and try to share us how many villages are in Meghalaya and NC Hills where Biate are in majority ?
Keep visiting joining misual dot com JC Nampui was the first Mizo Deputy Commisioner in Aizawl. He was DC here around 1960s and reached his career peak as Chief Secretary of Assam He belongs to Biate tribe (chi)
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June 16th, 2009 at 5:03 am
yes i knwo JC nampui and his brother Luaia Nampui who is posted in Mumbai now as Chief Commissioner for Excise and Incom tax dept, i will try to see if i can get some info on the village. JC nampui was married to Khasi Women so all his sons and daughter have inlet to khasi, only one son of him Michale Nampui who is in shillong carrys the name Nampui, the rest all Khasi name. cheers
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June 16th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Rev Liangkhaia ziak a Hmar lulian ho hnam te chu
Lawitlang-Hrangchal
Zote
Khawbung
Ngurte
Thiak
Lungtan
Leiri
Banzang
Pakhuang
Darngawn
Biate
Hrangkhawl
Hmar Lusei (originally Chhakchhuak but called Hmar Lusei)
Thahdo (kuki)
Khingho zingah khian Biate leh Thahdo ho hi hmar kan nilo tih ching te an ni awm e, Hmar thenkhat in Mizo kan nilo an ti thin ang deuh hian.
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June 16th, 2009 at 5:22 am
Opps PU Luaia Nampui is Retired now.
MUMBAI MIZO ASSOCIATION: PATHIANNI, JULY 29, 2007
Pu Luaia Nampui IRS atangin a retire, Mizoram University ah OSD zawm
Kan Patron Pu Luaia Nampui chuan kum 35 chuang zet Indian Revenue Service (IRS) ah a thawh hnuah June 30th khan Chief Commissioner of Income Tax post chelhin a retire ta. Chief Commissioner ah hian kumin kumtir khan a kaisang a , he post hi Central Government a Additional Secretary rank a ni. A retire hnu lawkah Mizoram University ah thawk turin sawm a ni nghal. Mizoram University, Aizawl-ah Officer On Special Duty -Finance hna July ni 16, 2007 khan a zawm tawh a ni. MMA chuan a hna thar hmuh hi a lawmpui rualin Mumbai an chhuahsan tur chu a ui hle a ni.
Ref: https://mumbaimizo.org/tlangau/documents/doc_47.pdf
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June 16th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Thlang-tla hma sa sate kha dawihzepah ka lo ngai thung asin! Kawl Pawi-ho ngam lova baklenga tlanchhiaah ka lo ngai ngawt a!
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June 16th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Kan mizo pipute thlang tla kha hetiang deuh zawng hian an sawi ve thin – ‘Burma Kawl phai ram tha atanga thlang rawn tlain, Bangladesh leh Tripura phai zawl tha lai thleng thla leh tak tak ngam bawk si lo, Silchar phai ram tha zuk la leh bawk si lovin, Mizoram, ram chhengchhe laiah an in kulh e,’ tiin an sawi ve thin.
A ni bawk a, kan chheh vel ram Tripura, Bangladesh, Assam phaizawl, Manipur te chu ram zawl deuh rem deuh chu a ni a; kan pipute khan heng ram lo luah hmasatute hi ngam lovin, helai mizoram chhengchhe lai chauh hi an chang ve ni mai awm a ni.
Hmar hnam hrang hrang zingah Chhura thlah intite hi an awm bik a, hengho hi chu an induh deuh bik a ni awm e. Pu Liangkhaian hmar hnam a ziahah khian Chhungte hnam a tel ve miah lo bawk.
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June 16th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
Chhungte hnam chu a tel a lawm sillyboy. Lawitlang-Hrangchal khi hnam 12 a then darh leh an ni a, chu tah chuan Chhungte chu a tel.
Siala chhung
Dara chhung
Laia chhung
Varte
Tlawmte
Parte
Chhungte <<<<<
Tungte
Suamte
Tlangte
Chawnchhim
Sialhnam
Chhungte i nih chuan Lawitlang-Hrangchal hnam i ni tel tihna. Zaithiam Lalrintluanga Varte ( ka nghei dawn chuanglo)te, Mami Varte te pawh kha in chipui hnai tak an la nih awm khi.
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June 16th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Hmar hnam chu ka ni chuang lo va, ka han tarlang ve mai mai a ni e. Aryan, a lawmawm e.
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June 16th, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Ka nu hi Sialhawk khaw chhuak, Rawite hnam ani a, Hmar ka lo te ve mai thina, Hmar hnam in ziah zing ah khian a va tel ve lo ve. Please enlighten me.
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June 16th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Dr_feelgood, Royte (aizawl style in) chu Hmar an ni lova, Lusei pawh an ni lo, Mizo hnam chikhat an ni ve tawp anih chu. Rawite hnam hi hnam 7 ah then darh leh an ni
Zahte
Pialtu
Aite
Buite
Hmungte
Chhawrte
Chhehduah
Mizo hnam lar tak tak thenkhat mahse Lusei/Hmar/Ralte/Pawih/Paihte etc ni silo an awm nuala, chung zinagh chuan Khawlhring, Khiangte, Chawngthu, Renthlei, Tlau, Pautu, Rawite, Zawngte, Vangchhia, Punte te hi a lar zual te an ni.
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June 16th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
@ Aryan..Ka lawm e. Kan pu te lam ah hian thlahtu chhui peih deuh pakhat chu a awm an ti a,ka la zawt lo ani.A chi peng ho phei khi chu ka lo la hre ngai lo reng reng.
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June 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
@ZoaTlau:Tlau hnam hi Pawih hnam a ni zawk.
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December 16th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Ni dam im?(I dam em?) Biate thurchi nang lei iril rong(Biate chanchin ka lo hril ang che)
N.C.Hills leh Meghalaya Biate khaw awm zat chu heti hian ani. Biate te hian N.C.Hills Autonomous District Council hnuai a constituency pahnih an nei a, Kharthong leh Lower Kharthong ani. Heng constituency pahnih hnuai a hian Biate khua 22 a awm a. Meghalaya, Jaintia Hills District Autonomous Council hnuai ah hian Saipum constituency a awm a, Saipum constituency a hian Biate khua 28 a awm.
N.C.hills, Assam a Biate khua lar zual te chu: Fiangpui, New Sangbar, Sangbar, Jahai,Thingdol,Khobak,Khothlir, Mualdam,Thuruk etc. Jaintia Hills District hnuai a Biate khua lar zual te chu: Saipum, Saizol, Mualsei, Saibual, Saitual, Tuidam, Mualcheng, Muallian, Lungmaicham etc te hi an ni.
Biate te an Christian na kum chu 1890 khan ani. Kum 1990 khan Biate Christian Centenary celebration chu Meghalaya Saipum Khua an hmang ani.
Ki lom…
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December 17th, 2009 at 12:29 am
@Biate
Better late than never. Thanks, good for records
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December 17th, 2009 at 1:00 am
Biate tawng hmang hi a takah mi 1 chiah ka la hria. Keimah min address nan khan “ni” a hmanga, ka bo ha ha khawp mai. Paite tawng pangai hi chuan, “i dam em?” tih hi Na dam hia? a ni a, Baite/Biate tawng hi chu a lo dang deuh a ni.
Biate hi Paite hnam te peng pakhat zawk in ka lehkha bu ah chuan ain ziak, Bolte, Hualte, Hauzel etc te nen hian.
Berhvatea thlah, Faihriem (hnamthianghlim) , Saivate thlah thenkhat, Dulien, Thanghnieng, Suontak, Khawral etc Hmar lal bel ta te kha, an thlah zel te chuan Hmar ah an in chhiar tawh. An lal belh te a zirin Lal nei ta lo ho khan an Lal te hnam an chhawm fo a nih hmel. Saivatea fa te Lersia leh Singaia erawh kha chu Reng kan ti leh daih si!
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March 18th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Actually, I stumbled upon this post by accident. This is regarding Lal lal’s post on 16th June 2009. I know this is a late correction but I would like to bring to the notice of all that my maternal uncle Mr. Michael Nampui is NOT the only one who is still using the Nampui surname. I still go by the name of Daniel. Dondor. Nampui, Dondor being my middle name which has a Khasi meaning. Some of my aunties have changed their surnames and have added suffixes to the Nampui as have their children but some of us have chosen not to opt for this. The fact remains that my uncle is not the only one who still the Nampui name. I, for example still go by the name Daniel Dondor Nampui, Dondor being my middle name. Sadly though, I am basically a Khasi since I have had absolutely no interaction with the Biate side of the family for numerous years. My mother (Michael’s sister) still goes by the name of Nora Elizabeth Nampui.
I know this is pretty irrelevant but I guess you could say that this is just something that caught my eye and I thought that I should clarify details.
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March 18th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Thanx for sharing that Daniel. I was intrigued when I saw you register here an hour ago, and it turns out, it was because you wanted to comment in this post. Feel free to visit again anytime, and maybe you can get to know more about your Biate side of the family through this site
Cheers.
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March 19th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
Thanks for the invite. I do intend to visit every now and then and looking forward to learning as much as possible.
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July 12th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Came across this post only today. Lol.
Yes, the Biate/Biete are one of the sub-tribe/clan of the Hmar tribe. They settled mostly in NC Hills District of Assam and Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya.
Some of the Hmar sub-tribe or clans who (I believe) still speaks their dialects are: Aimol, Biete/Biate, Chawroi, Chawthe, Chiru, Darlong, Hrangkhawl, Kom, Lamkang, Langrawng, Sakechep/Sakechek, Thiek/Thiak.
Most of the dialects they spoke are similar to each other. Other clans also has their own dialects but are already *extinct*.
The British classified most of the Hmar sub-tribe/ clans under the Old Kuki.
The present Hmar language is an amalgamation of Dulian and all the other Hmar clans’ dialects. It came into common use maybe during the 1880s and 1900s and was referred to as “Khawsak Trong”.
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July 12th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
The Biate/Biete sub-clans: Betlu, Chongol/ Chungngol, Darnei, Fatlei, Hmunhring, Khurbi (Lienate), Nampui, Ngaite, Ngamlai, Puilo, Sawnlien, Tamlo, Tamte, Thienglai, Tlungngurh
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October 21st, 2010 at 12:49 pm
yea…… i am biate………v mstly stayd…in assam n meghalaya….some in mizoram or tripura….bt idnt thnk thy stll speaking biate language….
PLACE IN ASSAM:FIANGPUI,NEW SANGBAR,OLD SANGBAR,THINGDOL,KHOBAK,LENGPUI,VAITANG,MUALDAM,KHOTHLIER…ETC
PLACE IN MEGHALAYA:MUALSEI,SAIPUNG,THURUK,SAIZOL,SAIBUAL,RIBUK,MUALHOI,MUALCHENG,SORON ETC..
THNK U!!!! BY AENA DARNEI
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January 18th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Mangthra ri dua
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July 26th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
ÑÊÎËÜÊÎ ÑÒÎÈÒ ÄÅÌÎÍÒÀÆ ÄÎÌÀ…
minny…
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January 21st, 2013 at 3:44 pm
The Biates have their own dialect and that is used by those in Assam & Meghalaya. for information that can be found in some websites like https://ezralalsim.blogspot.in/2011/01/biate.html
MIzo hnam peng pakhat ania, MIzoram, Tripura, Manipur, Assam leh Meghalaya-a an awm ve thin. Mi tam tak chuan Hmar ti-in an ko thin, mahse Hmar an ni lo. Mizo hnam peng chu an ni.
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July 24th, 2014 at 12:09 pm
Accidentally, my eyes hit this post and I am very surprised to see the posts regarding the orgin of Biate tribes.
let me clearify this.the Biates are one of the oldest tribe of Lushai hills of the then undivided Assam ,long ago before ‘Mizo’ and ‘Hmar’ word was born. surprisingly the mizo, the Hmars and the Kukis are all claiming that the Biate are their sub tribes.
being a Biate,till date, i never heard my parents or other elderly people using the word or term mizo, but instead uses the word Lushai, the word mizo is used or referred only in the case of the name of the state ‘Mizoram’. till date there is a village in mizoram and Assam (Cachar) by the name Biate. but the people living there used other languages but still claimed themselves as Biate whereas the Biates of Meghalaya and Assam(N.C.Hills) still use the Biate dialect which they had used since centuries ago( and mind it, its not new).they had their own tradition, culture, dress code and many others which are somehow in a way similar to the khasis , mizos, hmars, kukis, hrangkhols, manipuris, etc etc. which significantly shows we are all related in a way or another, because we all had been living together for years and years.
let us not forget that the people of mizoram are referred mizo,assam as assamese, manipur as manipuris and it is a fact one cannot erase. but we must remember that all the people living in manipur are not manipuris, assam are not assamese, mizoram are not mizos.we love our own identity, and hence no argument about the identity of the biate. if the Biates of Mizoram can be called mizo,why not the Hmar.
let us not forget that the Biates have their journey started form sinlung to mizoram, rengram(tripura) to cachar and then this current places. on this journey some remained at Mizoram, some went to manipur side , rengram and cachar, and thats the reason , one can still find the biates in all these places
the Mizos claimed them as mizos as the Biate were the first settler of the soil of Mizoram ( thanks to them for these recognition)
the Kukis claimed them as Kukis as the British has termed the Biates as “Old Kukis’
the Hmars claimed them as Hmars because ( oops till date no one has clarify it. because no history, written documents has proved it yet.)
in view of the above, it can be accept that the Biates belong to the Chin Kuki Mizo tribe.
the Biate has Five clan- the NAMPUI,DARNEI,NGAMLAI,NGIRSIM,THEITE and these cannot be changed by mere writing or posting, or by fake historian. if one wants to know the fact, they can ask older people with good knowledge of Biate history.
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